The proposal of Taaleri’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board for the composition and remuneration of the Board of Directors
TAALERI PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 10 January 2025 AT 10:00 (EET)
The proposal of Taaleri’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board for the composition and remuneration of the Board of Directors
Proposal for the composition of the Board of Directors
Taaleri’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the next Annual General Meeting, which is planned to be held on 2 April 2025, that the number of members of the Board of Directors will be six (6), and that Juhani Elomaa, Hanna Maria Sievinen, Elina Björklund, Petri Castrén, Juhani Bonsdorff and Leif Frilund are re-elected as Board members.
Juhani Elomaa is elected as the Chairperson of the Board and Hanna Maria Sievinen as the Deputy Chairperson of the Board.
The nomination Board has evaluated that all Board nominees are independent of the company, except Juhani Bonsdoff, who has had service contract with Taaleri Plc’s subsidiary company during the last three years on a non-temporary basis. Additionally, the nomination Board has evaluated that all Board nominees are independent of significant shareholders of the company.
The members of the Board of Directors are presented on Taaleri’s website:
https://www.taaleri.com/en/corporate-responsibility/governance/board-of-directors-and-committees
Should any of the candidates proposed by the Shareholders' Nomination Board for any reason not be available for election to the Board of Directors, the proposed number of Board members shall be decreased accordingly.
Should any of the candidates presented above for any reason not be available at the General Meeting for election to the Board of Directors, the remaining available candidates are proposed to be elected in accordance with the proposal by the Shareholders’ Nomination Board.
Proposal for the remuneration of the Board of Directors
The Nomination Board proposes that the monthly remuneration is as follows:
EUR 7,500 for the Chairperson of the Board (2024: EUR 6,000),
EUR 5,300 for the Vice-Chairperson of the Board (2024: EUR 5,000),
EUR 5,300 for the Chairperson of the Board's Audit Committee (2024: EUR 5,000),
EUR 4,200 for each other Board member (2024: EUR 4,000).
In addition, the Nomination Board proposes that no meeting-specific fees are paid (2024: no meeting-specific fees are paid).
The annual remuneration will cover the entire term of office and Committee work.
The Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors additionally proposes that travel and accommodation expenses of the members are paid against invoices when the meeting of the Board of Directors and the Committees takes place outside members’ domicile.
The Shareholders’ Nomination Board
The Shareholders’ Nomination Board consists of Peter Fagernäs (Oy Hermitage Ab’s Chairperson of the Board), who acts as the Chairperson of the Nomination Board. The other members of the Nomination Board are Pertti Laine, Veikko Laine Oy’s Chairperson of the Board, and Juhani Elomaa, Taaleri Plc’s Chairperson of the Board.
Taaleri’s Board of Directors will include these proposals into the notice of the Annual General Meeting of 2025.
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Further information, please contact:
Peter Fagernäs, Chairperson of Taaleri’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board, + 358 50 523 5831
Pasi Erlin, General Counsel, Taaleri Plc, +358 400 571 113, pasi.erlin@taaleri.com
Distribution:
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Taaleri in brief
Taaleri is a Nordic investment and asset manager that focuses on businesses with industrial-scale opportunities within bioindustry and renewable energy. We create value by combining extensive know-how, deep expertise, entrepreneurship and capital through both funds under management and direct investments. We have been a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) since 2010, and we joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative in 2021. Taaleri’s vision is to become a leading investment manager operating internationally in bioindustry and renewable energy.
Taaleri has two business segments: Private Asset Management and Garantia. Private Asset Management consists of bioindustry, renewable energy and real estate businesses. The Garantia segment consists of Garantia Insurance Company.
Taaleri has EUR 2.6 bn of assets under management in its private equity funds and co-investments. The company has approximately 130 employees. Taaleri Plc is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
Linda Tierala, Director, Investor Relations and Communications, +358 40 571 7895, linda.tierala@taaleri.com